Military Austria

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the manpower of austrian armed forces (german: bundesheer) relies on conscription. males have reached age of eighteen , found fit have serve 6 months compulsory military service, followed eight-year reserve obligation. both males , females @ age of sixteen eligible voluntary service. conscientious objection legally acceptable , claim right obliged serve institutionalised 9 months civilian service instead. since 1998, women volunteers have been allowed become professional soldiers.


the main sectors of bundesheer joint forces (streitkräfteführungskommando, skfükdo) consist of land forces (landstreitkräfte), air forces (luftstreitkräfte), international missions (internationale einsätze) , special forces (spezialeinsatzkräfte), next joint mission support command (kommando einsatzunterstützung; kdoeu) , joint command support centre (führungsunterstützungszentrum; füuz). austria landlocked country , has no navy.



in 2012, austria s defence expenditures corresponded approximately 0.8% of gdp. army has 26,000 soldiers, of whom 12,000 conscripts. head of state, austrian president nominally commander-in-chief of bundesheer. command of austrian armed forces exercised minister of defence, hans peter doskozil.


since end of cold war, , more importantly removal of former heavily guarded iron curtain separating austria , eastern bloc neighbours (hungary , former czechoslovakia), austrian military has been assisting austrian border guards in trying prevent border crossings illegal immigrants. assistance came end when hungary , slovakia joined eu schengen area in 2008, intents , purposes abolishing internal border controls between treaty states. politicians have called prolongation of mission, legality of heavily disputed. in accordance austrian constitution, armed forces may deployed in limited number of cases, defend country , aid in cases of national emergency, such in wake of natural disasters. may not used auxiliary police forces.


within self-declared status of permanent neutrality, austria has long , proud tradition of engaging in un-led peacekeeping , other humanitarian missions. austrian forces disaster relief unit (afdru), in particular, all-volunteer unit close ties civilian specialists (e.g. rescue dog handlers) enjoys reputation quick (standard deployment time 10 hours) , efficient sar unit. currently, larger contingents of austrian forces deployed in bosnia , kosovo.








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